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Osage bow for 33 inch draw
RyanY:
Nice thing about longer bows is that their bend radius is bigger so it’ll be thicker as well which should be helpful for not needing it to be terribly wide.
sleek:
--- Quote from: bassman211 on June 03, 2022, 10:19:05 pm ---Inch, and a half at the fades to 1/2 inch at the tips flat bow style is what I have to work with, and a good amount of sinew. The stave is 68 inches long, and clean but ,for one small knot on the back. I was thinking 2 layers of sinew. Thanks for your input guys.
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At 1.5 wide, id recommend roughly deflex out the fade till the tips are 2.5 inches below the back. Then reflex until the tips are even with the back of the handle. Add in recurves that put 3 inches above the back. A bow of that shape should allow a bow roughly 62 inches long to pull 33 with no problem. Maybe even 60 inches long but unless you have experience in a bow of this style, I'd go with 62 long.
bownarra:
Still pushing it in my opinion. Yes you could make a bow to those dimensions but the belly won't like you for it. the fastest bows are the ones with appropriate strain at full draw and the freshest belly after getting there. :)
bassman211:
Sleek I under stand what you are saying. Nice to know that short bows will take that long of a draw. With half inch knocks it will be 67 inches long if I can pull it off. For him that is a short enough bow. His nick name is high tower. Bownarra how much sinew? I mostly use one layer, but it seems to me I would need more for this bow. Thanks for your input guys.
Selfbowman:
--- Quote from: bownarra on June 05, 2022, 01:41:04 am ---Still pushing it in my opinion. Yes you could make a bow to those dimensions but the belly won't like you for it. the fastest bows are the ones with appropriate strain at full draw and the freshest belly after getting there. :)
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I agree!!!
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